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IFC issues second $1bn green bond of 2013
06 November 2013The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched its second $1 billion green bond of 2013, and called on other development banks to follow it with more 'benchmark' issues.
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Call for coalition to drive green bond market growth
01 November 2013Citi and Bank of America Merrill Lynch have attempted to accelerate the growth of the fledgling green bond market by calling for a collaboration of investors, issuers and dealers to drive its development.
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Calvert launches innovative green bond fund
31 October 2013Calvert Investments has today launched an innovative green bond fund designed to tap into growing demand for environmentally friendly investments.
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Spanish waste management firm plans €150m 'junk bond'
17 October 2013A waste management company in Spain plans to issue €150 million ($204 million) of junk-rated notes.
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AfDB's $500m green bond snapped up by SRI investors, pension funds
11 October 2013The African Development Bank (AfDB) has issued a $500 million climate bond in an oversubscribed transaction which saw socially responsible investors buy most of the bond.
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US, Chinese investors snap up convertible green bonds
09 October 2013Goldpoly New Energy Holdings, a Chinese solar energy company, has successfully raised $50 million through the sale of convertible bonds to institutional investors.
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JP Morgan, BoAML, Goldman Sachs 'most active' green bond underwriters
26 September 2013JP Morgan, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoAML) and Goldman Sachs are the most active underwriters of environmental bonds, a new league table has revealed.
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Transparency drive aims to boost demand for $500m green bond
25 September 2013The African Development Bank will name the projects that receive funding from a planned $500 million green bond issue, and detail the carbon savings they generate, as it seeks to increase transparency for investors.
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Institutional investors snap up EBRD green bond
11 September 2013The latest 'environmental sustainability' bond from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has been bought by 14 institutional investors.
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EBRD planning $250m green bond
10 September 2013The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is planning to issue a $250 million 'environmental sustainability' bond.